Lawsuit: Amazon’s unrealistic demands caused US driver to crash


An Amazon Prime truck pulls away after a delivery in Washington, DC. Bloomberg reported in November that Amazon has been a defendant in at least 119 motor vehicle injury lawsuits across 35 states. — AFP

NORFOLK, Virginia: A North Carolina motorcyclist who lost a leg after a collision with an Amazon delivery truck has filed a lawsuit arguing that unrealistic expectations for the tech giant’s delivery drivers have led to negligence.

According to his lawsuit, filed in Norfolk Circuit Court in January, Justin Hartley was riding his motorcycle in Virginia Beach on Oct 4 when a rented truck with an Amazon logo turned directly into his lane, The Virginian-Pilot reported.

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